.

I really, really do. I asked my mother-in-law the other day if she enjoyed being pregnant, and she just looked disgruntled. She said she hated getting so large and that she wouldn't have wanted to do it again.

Hmmmm, Charlie is going to have his hands full keeping me from wanting to do it again!

In spite of all the negatives; weight gain (20 lbs so far!), aching ankles, indigestion, random crazy headaches, emotional outbursts... I just love it! I love knowing that my baby is safe and sound inside of me. I love feeling her move around and push at me and spin and flip and squirm. I love seeing my stomach ripple when she gets a particularly good kick going!

I have wanted to have a baby for so long. I remember as a little girl dreaming (literal, dream while asleep) of having a little girl. I could see myself holding her in my arms and loving on her. It was a repetetive dream that I had over and over again. Now she is here, in my belly, growing and growing. I can't wait to meet her!!! But at the same time I'm perfectly content to keep her safe and sound inside of me where nothing can hurt her.

One of my favorite books, "In pursuit of the Green Lion," by Judith Merkle Riley, the protaganist is pregnant. When she first feels the baby move, she says she can hear/feel the baby saying... "Joy, joy, joy!" And flipping, swimming, squirming. That's how I feel. I love it. I'm honored to be the vessel for this little one to make her way into the world.

I dunno if I will feel that way during labor, though... how good IS that hypnobabies stuff anyways? :)